Digital Humanities: Empowering Visibility of Croatian Cultural Heritage Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts’ documentary collection of posters Jelena Mihnjak, head librarian Manuela Polak, librarian Department of Cultural Studies, University of Osijek

Digitization - a very important part of modern librarianship Origin of the work - Poster Collection in the Gallery of Fine Arts in Osijek, 1965 – 1975 The poster collection is reactivated Content posters - multiple interesting 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

The process of digitization, digitization basic tasks The purpose of digitization → promotion of extremely valuable content of national and cultural heritage Necessity of processing, protection and digitization process Popularization of materials and the creation of new opportunities The specific aims of the project 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

Network accessible digitized material Approaching the documentary collection of posters in a visually interesting and network mode available to a wider range of interested. Easier use Bigger and faster availability Protection from further damage 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

The collection is not formally established Therefore, it was necessary to find posters, sort and check other informations 3 PHASES OF THE PROJECT Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

USERS Users od digital version documentary collection of posters Domestic and international art historians Artists and professionals in culture Students, PhD students and other interested Scientists Tourists wider availability of informations about material easier and faster access to materials view the entire collection with online search facilities and metadata use database via smartphones 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

PRODUCTS OF PROJECT Organized collection and subcollection Collection available in a network environment Formed base on modern and secure platform Material preserved from damage Material intended for a wide range of interested Possibility of connection digitized content from different viewing angles 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of fine arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

WHY DIGITIZE? Restricting use of originals Material available to any interested user Popularization of material at local, regional and national level Display of rich cultural and artistic content Inter-institutional scientific, artistic and cultural cooperation The practical participation of students in the development of informations and a platform for the establishment of digital collections 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

THE ADDED VALUE OD THE PROJECT Permanent exhibition MLU Activities for a cultural institution Material stored on formed base on modern and secure platform Relation database S++ 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

CONCLUSION Aim is to show the role and importance of the process of digitizing documentary collection of posters for users and ultimately, to contribute to creating conditions for further research and study of this kind of material 12/8/2018 DH_EVCCH_Why digitize the visual?: the role and significance of the digitalization process of Osijek Museum of Fine Arts' documentary collection of posters_Mihnjak, Polak

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